Monday, January 17, 2011

The Access Copyright Interim Tariff - Looming January 21, 2011 Deadline and Issues regarding Judicial Review

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For anyone contemplating the possibility of a an “appeal” (i.e. judicial review or “JR”) of the Copyright Board’s Access Copyright (“AC”) In...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Early Fallout and Confusion from Access Copyright’s Interim Tariff in the Post-Secondary Sector

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One had hoped to see reasons from the Copyright Board by this time regarding its unprecedented decision of December 23, 2010 to impose an In...
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Thursday, January 06, 2011

AUCC Counsel's Letter of January 5 2011 to Copyright Board

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Here is a letter from AUCC's Counsel to the Copyright Board dated January 5, 2011. HK
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Saturday, January 01, 2011

A Dozen Copyright Predictions for 2011

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A soothsayer in front of a king: (Olaus Magnus 1555) Here are a dozen copyright predictions for 2011, mostly but not solely of interest to...

Public Domain Day - 2011

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Tszho1997 Happy Public Domain Day ("PD") in Canada. I'm sure that the redoubtable Wallace McLean will soon tell us what we ha...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

Copyright Board Grants Access Copyright’s Application for Interim Tariff

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After a process lasting about 10 weeks, without an oral hearing, and without yet providing reasons, the Copyright Board announced just befor...
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Leave to Appeal Granted in SOCAN iTunes "Previews" case

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Good news from on high, legally speaking: GRANTED WITH COSTS / ACCORDÉE AVEC DÉPENS Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of...

Access Constriction at York University Following AUCC Fair Dealing Policy

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An example of the fallout in the form of copyright chill and denial of access that is being promoted by AUCC itself can be seen at York Univ...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

AUCC's Final Fair Dealing Policy with Explanatory Memo

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AUCC has issued its presumably final final fair dealing policy with a short explanatory memo . The Supreme Court's six part test from CC...
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Access Copyright's Reply and Sur-sur-replies Dec 22 2010

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AC has filed  a lengthy reply  to the submissions filed on December 17, 2010. This contains rather ample reply to the allegedly "imp...

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Contrasting Approach to "fair" - US Study v. AUCC "fair dealing policy"

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Here’s a contrast in attitudes to the concept of "fair" in the context of copyright in the academic world. Here’s a brand new s...
Monday, December 20, 2010

Leave to Appeal Judgment to be Rendered in SOCAN iTunes "Previews" case

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The SCC will announce this Thursday at 9:45 AM whether it will grant leave to appeal in the SOCAN "iTunes Previews" fair dealing c...
Sunday, December 19, 2010

More Filings at Copyright Board re Access Copyright Proposed Interim Tariff

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Recent filings on Access Copyright ("AC)'s proposed 1300% tariff increased and interim tariff: AC reply of December 15, 2010 AC...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

Recalling The Great Canadian Penny Perturbation of 2007

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As we contemplate sending our Canadian pennies back to heaven, I thought I would "rerun" my post from October 16, 2007 - about how...
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

An “iPod Tax” Election?

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  This blog is non-partisan. But copyright has lately become extremely partisan. So we can’t help but notice. There are many problems w...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

CMEC on "making multiple copies for class use"

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In its most recent bulletin on Bill C-32, CMEC - which represents the K-12 system in outside of Quebec - says: Education organizations, i...
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On Canadian Facts, Fiction, Lobbyists and Levies

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Ministers Clement and Moore did the right thing yesterday by saying that no means no . The levy lobbyists did the wrong thing by denying...
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